Bicycle advocate, bike rack designer, and artist David Byrne will be appearing in Minneapolis this Thursday, June 17 at the Uptown Theater to discuss “Cities, Bicycles, and the Future of Getting Around.” Among the topics being talked about will be the new Minneapolis “Nice Ride” bike share program.
America’s “fittest mayor” R T Rybak will also be on hand along with other guests who are key figures in the local cycling community.
Minneapolis will become the next large North American city to implement a bike sharing system similar to programs already running in Paris and Montreal, as well as several other US cities. On Thursday, Nice Ride Minnesota, the non-profit organization which runs the program, will officially open 65 kiosks around Minneapolis with a total of more than 700 bikes.
Dero Bike Racks is proud to co-sponsor our nearest kiosk, located at the Birchwood Cafe. See this StarTribune article for more information.
Dero Bike Racks, in conjunction with St. Paul Smart Trips, will be providing bike parking for the largest one-day festival in the midwest, the 2010 Grand Old Day.
Bike parking is located at the intersection of Ayd Mill Road and Grand Avenue, right behind Kowolskis.
Stop on by!
Now that we have one of the nicest ballparks on Earth (we don’t know about other planets), what could be more pleasant than bicycling to the stadium? Dero Bike Racks was chosen by the Twins to install racks to accommodate more than 300 bikes around the stadium.
The Twins’ website, www.twinsbaseball.com, has information on bicycle and pedestrian routes to the stadium. As those of us from Dero bicycle down to the friendly confines, we’ll update this blog to fill you in on the details of cycling and baseball. Stay tuned!
Go Twins!